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Dear Eric Cantor,
Don't Let Your Constituents Go Hungry A letter from Melissa Harris-Perry Dear Mr. Cantor, It’s me Melissa. Now I’m not going to quibble with you over your philosophical approach. But let’s deal in facts. The beginning of your speech on the House floor before...
Meet the Extremist Coal Baron Bankrolling Cuccinelli’s Campaign
Ken Cuccinelli, the Tea Party/GOP candidate for governor in Virginia, is struggling to save his campaign from a pair of slow-moving — but unrelenting — scandals that cast doubt upon his character and integrity. To be clear, neither of these scandals are...
U.S. Military Crippled By GOP Budget Showdown
WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - With U.S. lawmakers spoiling for another fight over federal spending ahead of the new fiscal year next month, senior Pentagon officials are trekking to Congress with a sobering message: budget uncertainty is wreaking havoc with the...
Food Stamp Cuts: What Eric Cantor Isn’t Telling You
The House SNAP bill is harsh. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates it would deny SNAP to approximately 3.8 million low-income people in 2014 and to an average of nearly 3 million people each year over the coming decade. Those who would be thrown off the...
Under Republican Plan, 3.8 Million Would Lose Food Stamps In 2014
The Republican proposal for $40 billion in food stamp cuts over the next 10 years would have horrific effects on millions of people, the Congressional Budget Office confirms: According to the CBO, 1.7 million people would be forced off the rolls in the coming year if...
The Homicide Pact
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Cuccinelli Campaign Caught Lying About Ties to Right-Wing Hate Radio Host
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II (R) hosted a “Constitution Day” rally with right-wing shock jock Mark Levin on Tuesday, in support of his campaign to be Virginia’s next governor. But his campaign struggled to respond when a prominent Republican district chairman...
There will be no “defunding of Obamacare.”
If you’re in a hurry, and you can only memorize one fact about the coming congressional debt and budget war, try this: There will be no “defunding of Obamacare.” It’s impossible for Republicans to admit it, great energy is being spent to prevent them from admitting it, and large sums of money are being raised and spent to stop conservatives from realizing it. If you want to skip to the end of this drama, past Friday’s likely vote on the resolution that defunds Obamacare, the final page reads “… and Obamacare survived.”
The Scandal Cuccinelli Can’t Dodge: His Extremist Positions
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli wants to be the state’s next governor. But he has been dogged by an ethics scandal involving gifts he received from the head of a company that has sued the state. So last week, Cuccinelli tried to put the issue to rest...
Hey, Ken! It’s OB-GYN, Not OB-GOP
Ken Cuccinelli has repeatedly stated he opposes abortion even in cases of rape, incest, and the health of the mother. As a State Senator, Cuccinelli introduced “personhood” legislation that would effectively outlaw abortions in Virginia and medical experts say could ban many common forms of birth control like the pill. Cuccinelli also used his role as attorney general to bully the Virginia Board of Health into passing medically unnecessary regulations.
